Ontario photographer shooting teddy bears to capture life in isolation
As the era of physical isolation carries on, creative types are finding new ways to cope with the strange turn day-to-day life has taken.
One example is Ontario photographer Joseph Leduc, who, instead of snapping pictures of people, has turned to capturing teddy bears.
For the Brighton-based artist, the stuffed animals serve as a playful way to highlight the new ways of life that individuals are adopting while stuck inside.
Stuffed bears are a quintessential at-home item. In fact, it’s rare you’ll see one outside of living quarters, save for when a small child won’t dare go out into the world without theirs.
Combining the cozy essence of the indoors with day-to-day human behaviour, the photos Leduc captures are funny, earnest, and somehow, heartbreaking.
Whether his bears are doing dishes in a kitchen filled with toilet paper rolls, crashed on the couch surrounded by snacks, embarking on a solo stroll, or wishing they could be closer to their loved ones, Leduc’s photos make these familiar stuffed animals feel ever so human.
Here, have a look for yourself: